Table 9.

Assumption on gender–age-specific prevalence of education levels from 2010 to 2050 in urban China (%).

Source: The gender–age-specific prevalence of education levels in 2010 is based on the 1% sample from the 2010 China Census

Age group	No schooling				Primary school				Junior middle school				Senior middle school				College and above
	Males		Females		Males		Females		Males		Females		Males		Females		Males		Females
	2010	2050	2010	2050	2010	2050	2010	2050	2010	2050	2010	2050	2010	2050	2010	2050	2010	2050	2010	2050
0–4	100	100	100	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5–9	24.7	24.7	24.5	24.5	75.0	75.0	75.1	75.1	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
10–14	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	52.2	52.2	51.4	51.4	46.0	46.0	46.7	46.7	1.6	1.6	1.1	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
15–19	0.1	0.0	0.1	0	1.2	0.0	1.3	0.0	32.7	40.0	29.6	40.0	54.1	54.0	55.1	54.0	11.8	6.0	7.9	6.0
20–24	0.2	0.0	0.2	0	2.4	0.0	2.7	0.0	33.3	10.0	33.8	10.0	24.5	32.0	22.5	32.0	39.6	58.0	40.7	58.0
25–29	0.2	0.0	0.4	0	3.0	0.0	4.2	0.0	40.0	10.0	40.5	10.0	23.9	32.0	21.4	32.0	32.9	58.0	33.5	58.0
30–34	0.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	5.2	0.4	8.3	0.5	42.6	13.7	43.0	13.8	24.4	29.2	22.2	28.9	27.4	56.6	26.0	56.7
35–39	0.3	0.1	2.6	0.9	8.5	0.8	19	1.0	46.9	17.5	46.8	17.6	22.7	28.5	18.6	27.9	21.5	53.2	13.0	53.4
40–44	0.5	0.1	3.5	0.1	11.4	1.1	16.9	1.6	49.4	21.2	41.6	21.5	21.1	27.7	27.4	26.8	17.6	49.8	10.5	50.1
45–49	0.6	0.1	6.7	0.2	10.7	1.5	22.9	2.1	45.3	25.0	34.5	25.3	26.3	26.9	28.8	25.7	17.1	46.5	7.0	46.8
50–54	1.1	0.1	4.5	0.2	16.2	1.9	26.2	2.6	41.0	28.7	36.7	29.1	29.0	26.2	25.8	24.6	12.6	43.1	6.8	43.5
55–59	2.2	0.2	8.0	0.3	26.4	2.3	37.0	3.1	43.1	32.5	36.2	32.9	17.7	25.4	12.9	23.6	10.4	39.7	5.8	40.2
60–64	3.1	0.2	11.4	0.3	35.9	2.6	45.8	3.6	36.1	36.2	28.3	36.7	14.8	24.6	10.2	22.5	10.0	36.3	4.3	36.8
65–69	4.8	0.2	17.6	0.4	36.9	3.0	44.8	4.2	31.8	40.0	22.5	40.5	15.2	23.9	10.3	21.4	11.3	32.9	4.8	33.5
70–74	8.4	0.3	27.5	0.5	40.6	5.2	43.9	8.3	24.4	42.6	15.7	43.0	14.0	24.4	8.0	22.2	12.6	27.4	4.9	26.0
75–79	12.4	0.3	41.3	0.8	44.0	8.5	42.0	12.6	22.2	46.9	9.3	48.9	11.4	22.7	4.5	20.0	10.0	21.5	2.9	17.7
80–84	18.6	0.5	54.1	1.3	44.8	11.4	34.8	18.0	19.2	49.4	6.8	49.8	10.2	21.1	2.5	18.2	7.2	17.6	1.8	12.7
85–89	21.3	0.6	62.3	2.0	50.3	10.7	29.7	17.8	14.2	45.3	4.3	45.5	7.8	26.3	2.3	24.0	6.4	17.2	1.4	10.7
90–94	39.0	1.1	69.9	4.5	39.0	16.2	25.3	26.2	13.2	41.0	3.0	36.7	3.4	29.0	0.8	25.8	5.4	12.6	1.0	6.8
95–99	28.6	2.2	75.3	8.0	34.7	26.4	17.6	37.0	26.5	43.1	2.4	36.2	10.2	17.7	1.2	12.9	0.0	10.4	3.5	5.8
100+	0.0	3.1	69.2	11.4	50.0	35.9	15.4	45.8	0.0	36.1	0.0	28.3	50.0	14.8	15.4	10.2	0.0	10.0	0.0	4.3